Post by The Sandmen on Feb 9, 2018 0:40:40 GMT -5
Jon Fitch looks very relaxed.
Vitor Belfort raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Fitch and The Phenom move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Surprise roundhouse punch by The Phenom.
Jon Fitch's reflexes save him!
Fitch tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tremendous strikes from Fitch!
The Phenom blocks with confidence
Fitch throws a lazy kick
The Phenom dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The Phenom goes to the body...
He punishes Fitch's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Incredible haymaker from Vitor Belfort!
You can see Jon Fitch's head being snapped backwards!
A wicked punch by Vitor Belfort
rocks Fitch!
Jon Fitch seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Vitor Belfort!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over The Phenom
Fitch is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll on the ground...
The Phenom knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Vitor Belfort controls the situation despite Jon Fitch efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
The Phenom fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Jon Fitch's arm and tries an armbar!
Fitch hold his own hand and breaks The Phenom's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Vitor Belfort.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Fitch looks to be in very good shape.
Jon Fitch looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Fitch positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
The Phenom's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Fitch misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Phenom is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Fitch's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to The Phenom's cheek from the guard.
Vitor Belfort uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Fitch put Vitor Belfort in closed guard.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Fitch
The Phenom shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
The Phenom tries to escape from closed guard...
The Phenom struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Fitch
The Phenom sits over his knees and pushes away Fitch's leg!
Vitor Belfort is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Vitor Belfort looks to mount Jon Fitch...
Vitor Belfort slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
The Phenom suddenly holds Jon Fitch's arm and tries an armbar!
Fitch's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Vitor Belfort appears to be unbreakable
Fitch can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Vitor Belfort!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over The Phenom
Fitch is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Vitor Belfort keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
The Phenom is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Jon Fitch, who is barely covering up!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
The Phenom doesn't allow him!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Vitor Belfort tries to better his position on the ground...
The Phenom is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Vitor Belfort sits high on Jon Fitch's chest and pulls his leg underneath Fitch's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Jon Fitch tries to roll out, but Vitor Belfort is way ahead of him and already has the triangle locked in. It's tight and Jon Fitch taps out!
Winner is Vitor Belfort by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 4:19 Round 1
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
That's great, kid. Don't get penisy.
Vitor Belfort raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Fitch and The Phenom move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Surprise roundhouse punch by The Phenom.
Jon Fitch's reflexes save him!
Fitch tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tremendous strikes from Fitch!
The Phenom blocks with confidence
Fitch throws a lazy kick
The Phenom dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The Phenom goes to the body...
He punishes Fitch's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Incredible haymaker from Vitor Belfort!
You can see Jon Fitch's head being snapped backwards!
A wicked punch by Vitor Belfort
rocks Fitch!
Jon Fitch seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Vitor Belfort!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over The Phenom
Fitch is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll on the ground...
The Phenom knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Vitor Belfort controls the situation despite Jon Fitch efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
The Phenom fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Jon Fitch's arm and tries an armbar!
Fitch hold his own hand and breaks The Phenom's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Vitor Belfort.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Fitch looks to be in very good shape.
Jon Fitch looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Fitch positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
The Phenom's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Fitch misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Phenom is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Fitch's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to The Phenom's cheek from the guard.
Vitor Belfort uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Fitch put Vitor Belfort in closed guard.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Fitch
The Phenom shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
The Phenom tries to escape from closed guard...
The Phenom struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Fitch
The Phenom sits over his knees and pushes away Fitch's leg!
Vitor Belfort is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Vitor Belfort looks to mount Jon Fitch...
Vitor Belfort slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
The Phenom suddenly holds Jon Fitch's arm and tries an armbar!
Fitch's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Vitor Belfort appears to be unbreakable
Fitch can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Vitor Belfort!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over The Phenom
Fitch is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Vitor Belfort keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
The Phenom is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Jon Fitch, who is barely covering up!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
The Phenom doesn't allow him!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Vitor Belfort tries to better his position on the ground...
The Phenom is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Vitor Belfort sits high on Jon Fitch's chest and pulls his leg underneath Fitch's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Jon Fitch tries to roll out, but Vitor Belfort is way ahead of him and already has the triangle locked in. It's tight and Jon Fitch taps out!
Winner is Vitor Belfort by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 4:19 Round 1
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
That's great, kid. Don't get penisy.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!